MICROMACHINING | CASE STUDY


Man creates accuracy Moreover, everyone is really thrilled by the three hand wheels used to manually operate the machines. The hand wheels enable axis feed with 0.0001 to 0.04 mm per graduation. For conventional grinding tasks which in practice are required e.g. for reworking, the machines can yield results in no time—without the need to write a special program beforehand.Mayer adds another facet of the well-proven adjustment with hand wheels: “The hand wheels lower the inhibition threshold for the operator and make it easy for him to make himself familiar with safe operation and machining.” And Hildebrand adds: “It's the machine which creates precision to one hundredth of a millimeter but man who ensures micrometer precision.”


Amada thus managed to combine a basic Japanese machine with European dressing technology and software to create an efficient means of production. And the manufacturer demonstrated much confidence when they provided Blum with an open software interface. “That was very much appreciated by our employees,” Gorbach affirms. And Ben Scherr concludes: “It shows how serious we are about being an efficient partner for Blum.” That's what the Blum employees have experienced recently when they were invited by Scherr to visit the production plant in Japan. After having extensively inspected the Amada production in Tokyo, the visitors were impressed by the well organised structure and sustainability based on which Amada designs and manufactures


<< Figure 6: Amada thusmanaged to combine a basic Japanese machine with European dressing technology and software to create an efficientmeans of production. >>


its machines. "On-site discussions with responsible persons helped us to get a good idea of the processes at Amada. You can really feel that each project is aimed at permanence," Hildebrand summarizes his manifold impressions.Moreover, the visitors got a good idea of the country and its people and thus could develop a real understanding for Japanese mentality and culture. In the view of all people involved on both sides, this is a good basis for partnership and cooperation.


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